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What is difference between two major Dravidian political parties in TN?

Observers also point out that while the two don't see eye to eye on many issues, they have made many common promises in their respective manifesto

DMK MP Kanimozhi, VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan and others during a bandh condemning the police action against protesters in Tuticorin, in Chennai on Friday
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What is the difference between the two major Dravidian political parties in Tamil Nadu? The answer is not that one has one leader (M K Stalin), while the other has two (Edappadi K Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam). It is that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), a Congress ally, says it will implement whatever it says in its election manifesto for the Lok Sabha election, while the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), a BJP ally, says it would "pressurise" the new central government to execute its election promises. Observers also point out that while the two don't see

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